From:	"Jason Carter, Nightstalker" <CARTER@***.EDU>
Subject:	Grounding
Date:	Mon, 9 Aug 1993 12:54:16 -0700

Grounding consist of targeting a spell cast from astral space to a target which
has a "dual" physical/astral nature. This includes dual-natured beings,
astrally perceiving magicians, foci, and anchoring. It does not include spells
or spell casting magicians.

You can most definitely ground through a focus, but only when it is active.
An active focus has a physical and an astral component. Spells Locks are foci,
so you can ground through them. This has nothing to do with the spell, but the
focus itself.

You can ground spells through a Anchoring. They have a physical and an astral
component and a bridge between them at all times. This is why anchored spells
are always vulnerable to astral attacks.

You can not ground through a spell or spell casting magician. The spell does
not have a dual physical/astral nature, although it may have direct effects
in the physical plane.

Quickenings are sustained spells that have their own link to astral space
instead of relying on the caster. They have no physical component, although
they may be connected to the aura of a physical object.

According to the Dark Lord on High, this is enough to allow you to ground
through a quickening, but his Metaphysics doesn't check out. While you might
want to follow his ruling, I think it is full of crap.

See Ya in Shadows,
Jason J Carter
The Nightstalker